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The organisers of this year’s ANZLHS conference are delighted to announce a third keynote speaker for the conference, Professor Ann Curthoys. I am sure you are all familiar with her work, but in case not here is her bio.

Our congrats to Libby Connors. Libby recently won another award for her wonderful book Warrior – the Magarey Medal for biography, a biennial award judged jointly by the AHA and ASAL. Full details are here.

Members in Melbourne (and possibly beyond) may be interested in this year’s Rare Books Lecture at Melbourne Law School. It is being delivered by one of our members, Mark Lunney. Entitled “A Very Australian Story: Political Libels and the Conscription … Continue reading →

Dear All, a gentle reminder that proposals for papers for the Annual Conference are due at the end of this month. Details on the conference can be found under the conference tab.

The keynote speakers have been confirmed for the ANZLHS Conference at Curtin in December. They are: The Hon. Wayne Martin AC, Chief Justice of Western Australia Mr Ian Binnie QC, former puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and … Continue reading →

A Student Research Colloquium is being held before the main ASLH conference this year. There is a CFP for participation in this event. Some partial funding may be available. Deadline for applications is July 15.

The call for papers for the 2017 BLHC conference is now out. The theme is ‘Networks and Connections’ which is a nicely broad theme and will work well for many of our members. The conference dates are 5-8 July 2017 and … Continue reading →

Along with the CFP for the annual conference, we should remind members of the ANZLHS prize and the Kercher scholarships. The ANZLHS prize is awarded annually for the best work in Australasian legal history. The Kercher scholarships are to assist … Continue reading →

The call for papers for the annual ANZLHS conference is out. This year it is being held at Curtin, Perth, between 5-7 December. It has been some time since we were in the West and it will be fun to … Continue reading →

Volume 2 of law&history has now been published. The contents can be found under the journal tab on this page. The editor, Diane Kirkby, is now seeking submissions for vol 3, to publish late 2016.